Three peak party
30 October 2019
Climbing three mountains near Mitake including Iwatakeishiyama
Awesome weather, lets get hiking! Todays hike started from Mitake, the main village up the very picturesque and familiar to me Ome line. Most peop....
New and undercover
29 October 2019
Eating pasta in Shin-Koiwa
It was still raining when it was time to head out for dinner. My challenge was to go somewhere in Tokyo I had not been before. That part is easy, ....
An entire forest just for me
29 October 2019
Surprise rainy day visit to Institute for nature study
Japanese weather reports cannot be trusted. Last night I was planning my day, and checked the weather, bit of cloud, no rain, sunny periods. This ....
Sky Soba
28 October 2019
Walking to the Skytree to eat hot soba
Not many photos tonight. All I did was walk from Ueno to the Skytree and back and eat some delicious hot soba in a foodcourt. I like foodcourts, I....
Expensive trip to small mountain
28 October 2019
Daytrip to hike Mount Tsukuba using public transport
Today I went to the second most popular mountain near Tokyo, Tsukuba. Strangely I have not been here before, I thought I had, but my memory was wr....
Finally ran out of puff
27 October 2019
Exploring the overhead tracks of Ueno
As the title says. I am exhausted. I cannot go any further. Also astute viewers may notice the addition of a subtitle thing under the title. What ....
Killing time in familiar places
27 October 2019
Wandering around Ueno and Akihabara on a Sunday afternoon
As mentioned above, my flight and train and other things all added up to get me to Ueno at about 9AM, for a 3PM check in at the hotel. Oh well. De....
Still not in Tokyo
27 October 2019
Hong Kong to Narita on a Hong Kong Airlines A330
Now I am on the very familiar Kesei Skyliner train going from Narita airport to Tokyo, which is far, but fast. I am typing this on the train and t....
The grey and the train
22 November 2018
A quick walk to Tokyo Skytree before heading back to Narita airport on the Kesei Skyliner to fly home
Now I am on the train back to Narita airport. In perfect timing the grey gloomy weather has arrived, just as I am leaving. Its impact on me is non....